In this episode, Liz Gaberdiel chats to Gerben van Ooijen, postgraduate advisor and Director of the Graduate School at the University of Edinburgh. They discuss the role of postgraduate advisors and…

In this episode Liz Gaberdiel interviews Karen Woodcock and Mairead Rae, the Postgraduate Programme Administrators of ICB, IQB3 and IEB, IIIR, IMPS, respectively, in the School of Biological Science…

Our extraordinary PhD students come from all walks of life and all backgrounds. Here, they share their experiences. Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3ZpF5cJ

Wan is from Malaysia and is doing a PhD at Moray House School of Education and Sport. She has moved to Edinburgh with her family and talks about how she balances being a mother and undertaking a…

Vasilis is from Greece and has just graduated with a PhD in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies. Vasilis was attracted to the city and talks about his experience of self-funding. Find out…

Oluwatoyin is a practicing social worker, originally from Nigeria and in the last year of her PhD. She talks about growing her professional confidence and the impact she hopes to make. Find out more…

Michael talks about his experience of returning to education in his 40s and pursuing a PhD in Theoretical Physics. Find out more about our research degrees: https://edin.ac/3H2lPuJ

Henry is from Nigeria and is a second year PhD candidate in Future Cities Engineering. With a background in Meteorology, he talks about the challenges of undertaking a PhD in a new subject area and…

Emily is from the North East of Scotland, she was the first in her family to go to University and manages a chronic illness. Her PhD is jointly supervised by the School of Social and Political…

Ankita is from India and her PhD is in Cell Biology. She talks about the incredible support she’s received from her supervisor, lab colleagues and friends and how she manages being so far from…

Andres is from Argentina and is a father of three. He talks about the pros and cons of parenthood while undertaking a PhD and the support networks available. Andres PhD is in Physics. Find out more…

Anam is from Pakistan and her PhD is in Mechanical Engineering. She talks about her inspiration for studying Engineering and her experiences of working in a traditionally male dominated field. Find…

Recorded presentation of resources and services available from The Library at the University of Edinburgh, which new PhD students may want to consider using. • Previous theses [01:18]Theses…

In this extra special episode, 5 different PhD students at different stages of their career discuss their own unique PhD journey. We hear from the recent graduate Miguel Cueva about how his career…

Welcome to the second series of Beyond the Books, the LLC podcast that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at research and the people who make it happen. In this minisode, meet your new host, Emma…